διατροφή G1305
food, sustenance, provisions; the means of physical nourishment and support
This noun denotes sustenance, provisions, or means of support—food and necessities. 1 Timothy 6:8 advocates contentment with 'food and clothing.' Classical usage included support for monsters or means of subsistence. The focus is on basic provisions necessary for life, particularly food. The plural form emphasizes various foods or ongoing provisions.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Food and sustenance, the basic provisions necessary for physical life and support. Paul's instruction about contentment (1 Tim 6:8) identifies 'food' (plural: provisions, foods) and covering as sufficient for godly living. The term emphasizes not luxury but basic sustenance—what is needed to maintain life. The translations converge on food/nourishment as the core material provision in view. 1×
AR["قوتٌ"]·ben["খাদ্য"]·DE["Nahrung"]·EN["food"]·FR["διατροφὰς"]·heb["מָזוֹן"]·HI["खअन"]·ID["makanan"]·IT["diatrophas"]·jav["dhaharan"]·KO["음식과"]·PT["sustento"]·RU["пропитание"]·ES["alimentos"]·SW["chakula"]·TR["yiyecekler"]·urd["خوراک"]
Related Senses
H8081 1. oil (substance) (180×)H3196 1. wine (fermented grape juice) (141×)H1706 1. honey (54×)H4682 1. unleavened bread/cakes (53×)H2461 1. milk (42×)H8492 1. new wine / must (38×)H0400 1. food, nourishment (36×)G3631 1. wine (34×)H3978 1. food, nourishment (30×)H1314 1. spice / perfume / balsam (29×)H7416 1. pomegranate (fruit/ornament) (28×)H3323 1. fresh oil, olive oil (23×)H2964 1. prey, torn flesh (19×)H3899 2. food, sustenance (19×)G1033 1. food (17×)G5160 1. food (16×)H5561 1. spices, aromatic substances (16×)H0402 1. food, nourishment (14×)G2219 1. leaven (13×)H4478a 1. manna (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
διατροφή, ἡ, sustenance and support, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῷ τέρατι [the Minotaur] πρὸς διατροφὴν κατασκευάσαι λαβύρινθον Refs 1st c.BC+: plural, means of subsistence, NT